Switch Latches Cover Patents (Class 200/50.18)
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Patent number: 8780534Abstract: An electrical enclosure includes a housing, a moveable bracket, an electrical device, a lever, and a drive assembly. The housing has a door attached to a body. The moveable bracket couples the electrical device to the body. The lever is positioned outside of the housing and is configured to switch between OFF and ON lever positions. The drive assembly at least partially protrudes through an aperture of the body and is attached to the lever. The drive assembly includes a drive cog that directly moves the handle of the circuit breaker between OFF and ON handle positions when the electrical device is in an operational position and the lever is switched from the OFF to the ON lever position.Type: GrantFiled: September 21, 2011Date of Patent: July 15, 2014Assignee: Schneider Electric USA, Inc.Inventor: Donald Gibbons
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Patent number: 8604371Abstract: An electronic device includes a front plate, a top plate, and a switch control unit. The front plate defines a receiving hole therein. The switch control unit includes a mounting frame mounted on the front plate, a switch mounted in the mounting frame, a contact element located above the switch, and a control assembly. When the top plate completely covers the front plate, the top plate presses the contact element, and the contact element resiliently presses the switch to turn on the switch. When the top plate is pulled away from the front plate, the switch is turned off. The control assembly includes a first knob rotatably received in the mounting frame. The first knob includes a pressing portion. When the first knob is rotated from a first position to a second position, the pressing portion abuts against the switch to keep the switch on.Type: GrantFiled: August 10, 2011Date of Patent: December 10, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (Shenzhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Xiong Zhang, Zhi-Xin Li, Bang-Wei Wang, You-Tao Wang
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Patent number: 8592704Abstract: An exemplary electronic device includes a casing, a first switch, a second switch and a switch control unit. The second switch is connected in parallel with the first switch. The casing includes a side plate and a top plate detachably connected with a top end of the side plate. The first switch is turned on when the top plate mounted to the side plate and turned off when the top plate detached from the side plate. The switch control unit includes a sliding member mounted at the second switch. The sliding member includes a pressing plate and is moveable relative to the side plate between a first position in which the pressing plate aligned with and pressing the second switch to turn on the second switch and a second position in which the pressing plate is staggered with the second switch to turn off the second switch.Type: GrantFiled: August 30, 2011Date of Patent: November 26, 2013Assignees: Hong Fu Jin Precision Industry (ShenZhen) Co., Ltd., Hon Hai Precision Industry Co., Ltd.Inventors: Jun-Xiong Zhang, Zhi-Xin Li, Bang-Wei Wang, You-Tao Wang
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Patent number: 8399785Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: an apparatus body which can house a battery; a lid member which is coupled to the apparatus body; an operating portion which is moved between an ON position where a power source supplied from the battery is turned ON, and an OFF position where the power source is turned OFF; and a unit which, when the operating portion is not at a position which is one of the ON position and the OFF position, moves the operating portion to the position and holds the operating portion at the position in accordance with removal or coupling of the lid member from or to the apparatus body.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2010Date of Patent: March 19, 2013Assignee: Nihon Kohden CorporationInventor: Hiroaki Yahagi
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Patent number: 7209331Abstract: A device is provided for inspecting an installed electrical system including a power panel and branch circuits with respective circuit breakers. The device includes a power interface unit with a Ground Fault Circuit Interrupter (GFCI) for connection with the power panel. Further, the device includes a power source for temporarily powering the electrical system through the GFCI. For safety purposes, the device allows the energized GFCI to be closed only when the device and the power panel are connected. Moreover, the device provides for selective closing of the circuit breaker of an individual branch circuit to test a power response thereof to indicate whether the individual branch circuit has a fault therein.Type: GrantFiled: March 31, 2006Date of Patent: April 24, 2007Assignee: Southern California Technology, Inc.Inventors: Steven Glen Shoop, Stephen Cameron Fomby, Tim Rikkers
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Patent number: 6710270Abstract: A combination of a switch which is controllable by a grip and a receiving means for fuses held in a swivelable flap, the switch being provided on a mains side of the receiving means for the fuses and being converted by a housing, the flap being locked with the grip in a closed switching position, the grip of the switch being held in the flap of the receiving means for the fuses, and the grip being insertable on an actuating shaft of the switch merely in an opened position thereof.Type: GrantFiled: September 13, 2002Date of Patent: March 23, 2004Inventor: Hubert Laurenz Naimer
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Patent number: 6552314Abstract: A normal position detecting mechanism for detecting a position of a functional component in a heating apparatus includes a drive member mounted on the functional component, a drive unit assembly mounted on the heating apparatus, and a switch for generating a detection signal. The driven unit assembly includes a switch actuating member, a bracket for supporting the switch actuating member, and a biasing member arranged between the mounting bracket and the switch. The biasing member applies a bias force for driving the switch actuating member against the direction for generating the detection signal. The drive member is positioned facing the switch actuating member when the functional component is in its normal position so that the drive member provides a force to move the switch against the biasing force to generate a detection signal.Type: GrantFiled: April 12, 2001Date of Patent: April 22, 2003Assignee: Fujimak CorporationInventors: Kei Fukushima, Hiroshi Matsuo